Questions On The Spratly Islands Dispute

iii. Due to inability to land and get on the island, people from around the world have no information on what type of goods

“Thus it appears that Hawaii was taken possession of by the United States forces without the consent or wish of the government of the islands, or of anybody else so far as shown, except the United States Minister.” President Cleveland’s words remind me of how cruel America took over Hawaii. Hawaii had been a Monarchy for many years, just as the United States has been a republic many years, yet the United States selfishly overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy just so they could have a naval base in the Pacific Ocean. Throughout this research paper I will support my claim of why I think it was not right that Hawaii was illegally annexed.

I should not be charged with murder for what happened on Shipwreck Island. I was defending for my life, and I had no other choices other than to do what I could to stay alive. What General Zaroff was doing was wrong and a lot worse than me killing him. He would train people, some who have never even hunted before, to try to last three days without being killed being killed by General. Zaroff told me nobody had ever beat him before and in his library he had a collection of human heads whom which he had killed. He would hunt you with a pistol and all you had to defend yourself with was a knife. You could do anything to stay alive for the three days and that’s all I could do.

2:00 a.m., darkness still blanketed Black Tom Island in New York Harbor, a major munitions depot. Although the U.S. was neutral during World War I it was no secret that they were selling ammunition to England, France, and Russia. Hence it is no shock that Germany would consider Black Tom Island a force to be reckoned with. Ultimately, the blame comes back to the U.S., for our naivete and ignorance was the door left wide open, you only need connect some of the dots before the big picture is clear. It wasn’t long before explosions lit up the sky, with the force of 5.5 magnitude earthquake, they could be felt as far as Philadelphia. Not far from the Statue of Liberty fires began to burn, some guards called for the Fire Department while others fled, and for good reason seeing as there were millions of pounds of explosives stored here that needed only a spark to go off. The blasts, as they were built to do, wreaked havoc at the site.

Located in tropical ocean waters, coral reefs provide priceless resources to both human and marine

The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867 for 7.2 million U.S. dollars. Alaska became a U.S. territory on May 11, 1912 and gained statehood on January 3, 1959. After the United States’ purchase of Alaska from Russia, controversy stirred as to the official boundary between Canada and the United States. The boundary separating the two countries was only vaguely defined at the time. The territory dispute dates back to 1821 between Russian and the British Empire, before the U.S. purchase of the territory. In 1825, Russia and the British Empire signed a treaty to define the international border. Land claims eventually overlapped after the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia with several British Empire claims located

Following the partition plan in 1947, the state of Israel was created in 1948. I will be discussing the extent to which the creation of Israel was a turning point throughout a hundred year period. The conflict can be split up into 3 different strands which include: Arab Israeli, Palestinian-Israeli, Western involvement. The Arab-Israeli conflict is the regional conflict that erupts in 1948 when the newly created Arab states invade Israel and is partially resolved by 1996. The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the local conflict throughout the 100 year period between the native Palestinians and the Israeli’s, it is still unresolved. Western involvement represents the foreign nations that were associated in the conflict. My main argument is that the creation of Israel was the principle turning point for the Arab-Israeli dispute strand because; it transformed a civil war to an interstate conflict. I also feel that it was the principle turning point for the Palestinian-Israeli strand because, it saw a huge change in policy and led to the dissolution of the Palestinian people with many fleeing into surrounding Arab nations, this is known as the Palestinian problem. The Suez crisis was the pivotal moment for the Western Involvement strand because it saw a new era with the start of the Cold War’s influence in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

It reveals the abundance that once existed in this now poverty-stricken region, a residual effect of colonialism. It is a testament to the underhanded methods which were employed in their acquisition, as Columbus takes possession of the islands “with proclamation and the royal standard displayed” to a populace that neither understands his language nor the concepts that his actions imply. His exploitation of the natives, abusing their trust and offering “as many as they shall order to be shipped” into slavery, condemning him in the eyes of history. (Columbus 1922,

By the 1960s, the territory had all but outlived its commercial and strategic usefulness; its defence was financially untenable; and they caused a tremendous strain on British-Argentine relations. Relinquishing this imperial hangover to the nation that so passionately demanded its sovereignty seemed a perfect solution and, indeed, successive British governments have indicated a willingness to oblige (Jenkins, 2007). The difficulty, however, was that this most obvious of remedies has always contravened the expressed wishes of the local population, who consider themselves wholly British. This clash of interests hatched a string of dilatory and rather confused policy initiatives, on the one hand assuring British rule to the Islanders whilst, at the same time, discussing a future transfer of sovereignty with Argentina (Sharp, 1999). Hence, by the time Thatcher came to power in 1979, Argentina’s patience had worn thin, indeed, its national press were signalling dire consequences for Britain’s continued filibustering. To break this uneasy deadlock, Thatcher’s new Foreign Secretary, Lord Carrington, proposed a compromise termed ‘leaseback’, which asserted Britain would concede sovereignty to Argentina on the condition that a British administration then be permitted to govern the Islands – hence protecting the lifestyles and freedoms of the local inhabitants (Freedman, 1988). With Thatcher’s government appearing prepared to relinquish the leftovers of empire – recently

Almost immediately, his head struck a fully submerged rock and he became a quadriplegic. He brought this action for damages in respect of the injuries he suffered, claiming that the Board was negligent in that, it failed to give any or any adequate warning that the ledge was unsafe for diving when it knew or ought to have known that it formed a natural platform which members of the public would assume to be suitable for diving, and that his injuries resulted from this breach of duty.

It is hard to say if this dispute will ever be resolved. Neither Canada nor Denmark want to budge when it comes to giving up claim to Hans Island. If either side really wanted to push their claim, they do have options. The first option is bilateral negotiations (Glassner and Fahrer 315; Thomas 81). What this means is that the Canada and Denmark would have official negotiations to settle the dispute. They could potentially bring in a neutral third party (such as another country) to mediate the negotiations. The next option is use a third party to create a resolution that both Canada and Denmark must agree to (Thomas 81). This is much more formal process and fairly uncommon as most disputes are settled using bilateral negotiations. The final option is to go before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (Glassner and Fahrer 318; Thomas 81). This option is very rarely used and only when the other two options have been tried and failed.

The contested nature of sovereignty is summarised by David Held, who explains it 'no longer retains the meaning that it had 50 years ago. The concept is premised upon a bounded territorial state system, increasingly threatened by social and technological change.' (Bealey, Chapman, Sheehan, 1999, p323). Sovereignty would be useful to a politics student as it is central to the political process. The concept of sovereignty is interrelated to democracy, a key feature of Western politics, which in some form is adopted throughout the world.

After clarifying the former point to the court, the second and most crucial element to shed light on is Territorial Acquisition. As demonstrated before in the Island of Palmas Case before, there must be evidence as to a peaceful and continuous display of sovereignty on the territory; it should also be a public and enduring practice. In the case of Benir, there is enough evidence to prove a peaceful and continuous display of its sovereignty existed and still does, it established state control, managed good relations with the natives (through intermarriage), as they coexisted peacefully, and it was willing to protect the rights of other states in peace and in war, as well as offer for the safeguarding of the rights of non-nationals residing in it, however this is an infrequent happening since the island is small in size. Thus, a peaceful atmosphere was provided for continuously by the Beniris, with only one exception at the time of the attack put forward by

Many of the problems in the Middle East today are a direct result of actions undertaken in the region 's colonial past. I will argue that both imperialist ineptitude, deliberate meddling and outright deceit by colonial powers have sown seeds of distrust that linger in the Middle East today towards the West. I will claim that artificial boundaries, government structures and societal schisms created in colonial times have entrenched animosities and created internal structural instabilities in the area that are still being resolved. The imposition of Israel into Palestine, I will argue, remains an unresolved product of colonial rule. I will discuss how the discovery of oil and the regions importance as a trade route caused the World Powers to remain engaged in the area and oppressive in their demeanour. Finally I will argue that perhaps the greatest ongoing legacy of colonialism in the Middle east is an imperialist attitude by the west which continues to this day.

Since the early 20th Century, Israelis and Palestinians have been fighting over the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. With the assumption that Palestine is a state to facilitate discussion, this report sketches out the most significant elements of the conflict on the three levels defined by Kenneth Waltz, and applies the Realist theory of international relations (IR) to the “Two-State” solution.